Endocrinology in Anaesthesia and Surgery [Paperback]

I. Basic Problems of Endocrinology in Anaesthesia and Surgery.- Basic Principles Regulating the Endocrine System.- Pathophysiology of Intra- and Postoperative Stress.- Surgical Treatment of Endocrine Disorders.- Influence of Anaesthesia on the Endocrine System.- Radioimmunological Determination of Hormones. Applicability and Evaluation in Severely Ill Patients.- Isotope Dilution  Mass Spectrometry. A Definitive Method for the Determination of Hormones.- II. Effects of Anaesthesia and Surgery on the Endocrine System.- Effects of Anaesthesia and Surgery on Catecholamines.- The Effect of Anaesthesia on Antidiuretic Hormone Levels.- Effect of Anaesthesia and Surgery on the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System.- Intraoperative Fluids and Hormonal Harmony.- The Influence of Anaesthesia on Prolactin Secretion in Man.- Influence of Neurogenic Blockade on the Endocrine Metabolic Response to Surgery.- The Effect of Anaesthesia and Surgery on Sex Hormones.- III. Hormonal and Anaesthetic Management of Endocrine Diseases.- Hormonal Aspects of Hypertension.- Diagnosis and Perioperative Management of Pheochromocytoma.- Anaesthetic Management of Steriod-treated Patients.- Anaesthetic Management of Hypophysectomy.- Consequences of Parathyroid Surgery.- Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis: Pre- and Postoperative Treatment.- Endocrine and Exocrine Treatment After Pancreatectomy.- Shock and Endocrine Function.- Renin- and Aldosterone-Regulation in Hepatic Coma Treated by Baboon Liver Perfusion and in Prolonged Shock.- Advantages and Disadvantages of Proteinanabolica.Springer Book Archives